This post is about some delicious butternut squash ravioli, and the puzzles and pains of recipe interpretation that led to its being. It’s been a good year for butternut squash in my CSA, so I’ve been eating it before the cold weather arrives (when I typically would use it in soups). I ate the first [...]
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Fitting butternut squash to a recipe
October 5th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
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Calling all turnip lovers
October 3rd, 2007 · 6 Comments · Food preparation, local food
I don’t hate turnips. I just think they’re useless. Unfortunately, and in a sure sign of cooler weather, the turnips are upon me again from the CSA bag. I don’t want to waste them, but they don’t seem worth the trouble to prepare. (Aren’t these turnips from the bag pretty? The bulbs are only about [...]
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Pickled okra: Part 1
September 12th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, recipes
In the prequel, I mentioned I thought I’d pickle the extra okra I had in my CSA bag. Well, today, I did it. Maybe. First I read recipes, none of which, you’ll be shocked to know, was designed to make one half-pint of pickled okra. The recipes also puzzled me a little. Some recommended celery [...]
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Tip: Use plastic bag to store pesto
September 4th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Cooking for one, Cooking tips, Food preparation
If you love and make pesto—more than you can use at one meal—you know that storing it can pose problems. The miracle of zipper-lock plastic bags comes to the rescue. Here’s how it works: Put your pesto in a bag (I use a jar funnel to ease the task) and flatten it out to remove [...]
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The right tool makes sauce a snap
September 3rd, 2007 · 18 Comments · Food preparation, Tools
Anybody who cooks very much appreciates the value of good tools, and I’m here to tell you that my new/old chinois is the coolest tool I’ve acquired in a long time. I probably never would have bought one. You rarely see them in stores, and many are rather expensive. But when my friend Susan offered [...]
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Site resolves the safe-fish quandry
August 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Environment, Food preparation, Food selection, local food
Oceans Alive website helps identify best fish to eat and redeems my Salade Nicoise by pointing me to healthier and sustainably caught yellowfin tuna.
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